Mille Fleurs Bowl

A FINE FALANGCAI 珐琅彩 MILLE-FLEURS BOWL.
LATE QING DYNASTY - EARLY REPUBLICAN PERIOD 1900 to 1925

A superb finely potted Jingdezhen porcelain bowl with deep rounded sides rising from a narrow straight foot.
The rim and foot painted in burnished gold.
The body exterior exquisitely enamelled with an abundance of naturalistically rendered flowers and leaves in a range of brilliant enamels using an amazing palette of colours, red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, lavender and white, in a multitude of hues and shadings.
A glorious profusion of chrysanthemums, peonies, liliums, morning glory, asters and more, all blooming in an absolutely stunning display of colours, a dense leafy foliage ground in varying shades of green.

The interior and under enamelled turquoise.

The base inscribed in blue enamel with a four-character Qianlong Period reign mark within a double square, against a white ground.

LATE QING DYNASTY - EARLY REPUBLICAN PERIOD 1900 to 1925

This bowl belongs to a small group of wares decorated with what is known as the 'mille-fleurs' (1,000 flowers) design of chrysanthemums, lotuses, peonies, liliums, asters and various other flowers.

Although the Western terminology of 'mille-fleurs' is widely used, the Chinese name for this type of dense design is 荠菜 jiacai (mixed or mingled colours) appropriately describes the multitude of famille-rose shades used.
The 荠菜 jiacai technique was perfected by the Qianlong Period.

This outstqanding Falangcai 珐琅彩 Mille Fleurs Bowl is an exquisite example of the genre.

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector.

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Excellent Condition.
Width about : 18.1 cm
Height about : 9.4 cm

A$2250